killing and wounding; bloodshed
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to flare up; to burst into flames
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
end of life; death; breathing one's last
systematic; organized; organizational
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)